Art Students at Boothbay Region High School Interview a Industrial Designer Via Skype
The Intermediate/Advanced Art classes at Boothbay Region High School interviewed industrial designer, Alex Williams (2001 graduate of BRHS) via Skype. The classes composed probing questions for Alex about the creative process, entrepreneurship and collaboration. In preparation, Manon Lewis, their art teacher sent these questions to Alex ahead of time, via email.
Alex Williams is a young entrepreneur who attended Rhode Island School of Design and is presently living and working in New York City. Alex and two of his classmates from RISD formed a lighting and furniture design company that they call, Rich Brilliant Willing. The company’s name is a clever combination of the three designer’s last names: Richardson, Brill and Williams. Rich Brilliant and Willing have had their product designs featured in such publications as: Elle Décor, Dwell, Surface, Architectural Digest and the New York Times. Recent honors include the 2011 International Contemporary Furniture Fair “Best New Designer” award and Forbes Magazine’s “30 under 30” working in Art & Design.
Students in Intermediate/Advanced Art are in the process of designing chairs creating 3 dimensional prototypes from clay. Seeing and speaking to an industrial designer working “in the field” gave students an invaluable, “real life” opportunity.
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